In addition to emergency medical services personnel, the other group of frontline health-care professionals that were not mentioned in the Alberta vaccinations roll-out priority plan are clinical oral health-care providers (dentists, registered dental assistants, and registered dental hygienists). Clinical oral health staff work in very close physical proximity with patients (sometimes for long time periods), work in the presence of aerosol-generating procedures throughout dental treatment and, due to shortages in the marketplace, are sometimes unable to access optimal personal protective equipment. Read More
